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| 1981 NHL DRAFT PICK |
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Steve Smith
Selected in first round
No.
16 overall by Philadelphia Flyers
Born April 4, 1963
 | Position:
Defense
Height: 5-9 Weight: 200
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| BEFORE THE DRAFT |
Last Team:
Sault Ste. Marie (OMJHL)
Birthplace: Trenton, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown:
Trenton, Ontario |
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| PRE-DRAFT
STATISTICS | | Year |
Team | League |
GP | G |
A | TP |
PIM | | 1979-80 |
Belleville | Jr. B |
41 | 8 |
25 | 33 |
105 | | |
Peterborough | OMJHL |
5 | 0 |
3 | 3 |
0 | | 1980-81 |
Sault Ste. Marie | OMJHL |
61 | 3 |
37 | 40 |
143 |
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PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
OMJHL All-Star Second Team: 1980-81 (Sault Ste. Marie)
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as
No. 8 overall prospect and No. 4 OMJHL prospect for the 1981 NHL draft. ...
Was Sault Ste. Marie's first-round pick, No. 2 overall, in 1980 OMJHL priority
selection. ... Played for Peterborough (OMJHL) in 1980 Memorial Cup
tournament. |
| NHL CAREER |
Debut: November 5, 1981 (N.Y. Rangers at
Philadelphia)
Numbers: 24, 5 (Philadelphia); 24
(Buffalo)
Stanley Cup: Never won. Playing Status: Retired 1993 |
| CAREER NHL STATISTICS | | Years |
Teams | GP |
G | A |
TP | PIM | |
1981-1988 |
Philadelphia, Buffalo | 18 |
0 | 1 |
1 | 15 |
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NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
1984-85: Played two regular-season games for Philadelphia team that
went to 1985 Stanley Cup Finals, but was not with team in playoffs.
1986-87: Played two regular-season games for Philadelphia team that went
to 1987 Stanley Cup Finals, but was not with team in playoffs.
Miscellaneous: Recorded only point of his NHL career (an assist) in his
first NHL game. ... Left unprotected by Calgary for 1988 NHL Waiver Draft. He
was claimed by Buffalo on October 3, 1988. |
| NON-NHL CAREER |
Post-Draft Teams: Sault Ste. Marie (OHL);
Springfield (AHL); Hershey (AHL); Rochester (AHL); Zell-am-Zee (Austria);
Brunico (Italy)
NON-NHL
AWARDS AND HONORS
AHL Calder Cup: 1988 (Hershey)
OHL All-Star Second Team: 1981-82,
1982-83 (Sault Ste. Marie)
1985-86, 1987-88: Played on AHL
regular-season champion (Hershey).
1990-91: Played on AHL
regular-season champion (Rochester).
Miscellaneous: Missed part of
1986-87 season with hip flexor injury, suffered in February 1987. |
| HOW HE GOT AWAY |
| FREE AGENCY: Philadelphia did not offer Smith
a contract after the 1987-88 season and he became an unrestricted free agent.
He signed with Calgary in July 1988. |
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SNAPSHOT '81 | | Total Selected: |
211 | | Forwards: |
119 | | Defense: |
67 | | Goaltenders: |
25 | | Major Junior: |
122 | | Tier II/Jr. B: |
10/4 | | College Players: |
21 | | High School: |
18 |
| Canadian: |
139 |
| Euro-Canadian: |
3 | | USA Citizens: |
37 | | U.S.-Born: |
36 |
| European: |
32 |
| Reached NHL: |
114 |
| Stanley Cup: |
17 | | Hall of Fame: |
2 |
| All-Star Game: |
14 |
| Year-end All-Star: |
7 |
| Olympians: |
30 |
| Picks Traded: |
38 |
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